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In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning writer of American Sphinx explores what sort of number of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to create the course for the nation.The Usa was more a fragile hope than the usual reality in 1790. Throughout the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers–re-examined here as Founding Brothers–combined the beliefs of the Declaration of Independence with this content of the Constitution to produce the practical workings of our government. Via an analysis of six fascinating episodes–Hamilton and Burr’s lethal duel, Washington’s precedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams’ government and political partnership together with his wife, the debate about where you can place the administrative centre, Franklin’s make an effort to force Congress to confront the problem of slavery and Madison’s efforts to block him, and Jefferson and Adams’ well-known correspondence–Founding Friends brings alive the vital issues and personalities from the most crucial decade within our nation’s background.